We Work TOO Hard To Be BROKE At End Of Season
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- Here is a simple spreadsheet I put together for helping determine our overhead markup. The website I use actually DOES require an email so you can receive the link. You will not be placed into a marketing funnel and receive spam emails. This is simply a tool that helps me in my business, and I wanted to share it with you: www.turfprosac...
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In 2016 I had been in law enforcement for 7 years.
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-Jonathan C. Christian
The website I use actually DOES require an email so you can receive the link. You will NOT be placed into a marketing funnel. This is simply a tool that helps me in my business, and I wanted to share it with you. Sometimes I feel "business" type videos fall on deaf ears... If you appreciate these type videos PLEASE LIKE and share the video... Hope this helps you: www.turfprosacademy.com/free-recovery-calculator-spreadsheet
I downloaded it on 2 different computers and it won’t show up. What is the form on? It won’t work with notes, word or pad
@@walterrocha8764it’s a spreadsheet… you need numbers for Mac or excel for windows… A word processor won’t work
@@FloridaTurfPros hmmm I have excell but won’t work. I’ll try on another laptop if not I’ll try to create one 😅 thank you
I can't open the download file. I downloaded it twice and still won't open.
Thank you for what you do, Bro. Seriously
Great video and great way to get competition to understand why offering service for cheap hurts themselves more than other competion...which in turn helps us to bring pricing up to a standard that will not be shocking to potential customers.
Running a "legit" business actually costs money... who would've thought! 😂
1 guy rents a building but another guy owns a building and rents half out, 1 guys pays interest and another.pays cash, 1 guy wont work but another will, on and on and on
Best video out there right now!
Hey Jonathan, I’ve been watching your videos for a year and I really appreciate everything you put out!
Wondering if you could do a video of how you go about training new hires? I’m in that season and struggling
Best example and explanation for over head every other person I’ve watched just didn’t make it really clear what to do to not be in such debt at the end of the im from (Defuniak Springs Florida) and I’m in the process of getting up equipment to start my own business in lawn and pressure washing I’ve been watching your videos a lot to help understand the basics and process of the business side and bidding process thanks for sharing your knowledge
Great video...
Awsome Mentor you are!
Thanks for putting your energy into helping others in this industry.
Great content!
Good video.Another thing to add is variable cost and fixed cost per month.When you break that down, you can really start to see where you can save $. Whether it's shopping around for a better truck insurance company or trying out a new mechanic. Or start to order some supplies off the internet.I find most of my parts and tires For my mowers on the internet way cheaper, then local store's like 50% cheaper on average When you look at your variable cost, you will really start to see areas that you can chaange up.
Incredibly valuable. Thanks Jonathan!
Great video. Sound advice. I started doing this and I saved a ton. Thanks for the video.
As a previous tree company owner, I can verify the costs were much higher. Expensive liability insurance, expensive equipment, expensive trucks, truck repairs that cost as much as a mower. Had to get out, the work is much harder on the body than lawn care and age caught up with me. But I have to admit, there is no lack of excitement in tree work.
I love these videos with numbers thank you
Best video that’s been made in awhile. They’re all good but this one is gold. Thanks man!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent info! Thanks for another great video.
Had to give email for spam. Thanks for being "honest"
Thanks so much for the tips lot of times I do not calculate that in I just think about the money upfront I know I have gas all, etc. but I don’t calculate all my expenses for the business and sometimes we have to be reminded of that when we are doing lawn care business. Thanks.
You are so welcome!
Good advice Jonathon. I do believe that overhead recovery should be done in an hourly basis though. If you're running full maintenance on one property and it takes 1.33 hours vs. A simple more and go that takes. .42 hours, you're going to cost yourself potential clients by doing recovery per job site only. Just my 0.02¢
Awesome info!
Great video Johnathon, yep we don’t realize how much overhead we actually have. I wrote a check for my 2 Isuzu trucks for $5400 just for yearly insurance earlier this year. I saved myself a couple grand by paying for the year!
5400 is $450 in monthly overhead! 😊 Spread it around to your clients! 💪🏼
@@FloridaTurfPros yeah man , obviously I’m very aware of my expenses but my focus is on generating revenues getting jobs done. Our businesses are probably similarly size. Got a video idea for you buddy. I’m getting ready to put a big amount of $ fro my business account into a short term 10 month cd @ 4.88% I have significant personal stock investment already.Curious your thoughts on good investment ideas for growing your $ inside your business so to speak. Personally I think high rate cds are a good idea for $ sitting there
@@CBeason There are checking accounts getting similar rates to that, so I personally wouldn’t lock my money up in a CD. 0:12 Banks are hedging bets right now until the election which is why most CD’s paying decent are short term only. I don’t know… I would ask what if you put those dollars back into your own business… if you run a streamlined/profitable business you made see a much better ROI by reinvesting back in your own business. You can bet the banks are investing in something else making more than the 5% they’re giving us on CD’s.
@@FloridaTurfPros yes I agree with all of those points. I’ve got a particular bank that I do business with so not looking to move $ over or to somewhere else.. it’s not all my savings just a portion so not tying it all up which I agree with you there for sure. I do look for investment opportunities for the business like you said. That’s a great point ! Enjoy your vids Johnathon keep it up!
Can you talk about how gusto has been for your business? I've seen a lot of negative things
I honestly don’t know what could be the complaint with Gusto… they’ve been great!
What size mower deck do you use the most? Im looking to start a business and thinking of getting a 36 or 42" .
This is funny that it poped up I was talking to my young FF this morning about OH and such as he was asking about the green industry
I just had a conversation with someone in TurfProsAcademy about this and figured other people may be interested as well.
@FloridaTurfPros yeah his eyes were like wth, and said man, that's a lot of matching my head, hurts lol
We work to hard to be broke at the end of the season!.. say it again brother!
You should look at yourself as an employee of your business AND and owner. Set your prices to where you can pay yourself a wage that you think is fair AND to make the owner a profit. If you don't look at it that way, you're treating your business as a job as opposed to being a business owner.
💯. I bill myself out like a super employee though 😂
Brilliant advice we just covered a video on that same point..I Australia many operators seperate their runnings cost and wages to your self so what's left over is profit and placed in a seperate account..reward at years end
I would like to see a video on this as I am an owner operator
need to buy software ( Cool Viewer) to even look at the spreadsheet?
No, what spreadsheet do you have on your computer? This should work in excel for Windows or numbers for Mac
@@FloridaTurfPros hmm ill try again thanks
I'm just using Google Sheets and it's not liking it. Is it possible to export it as an Excel file for us? Really appreciate all you're sharing, big fan, love your videos!
@@isacshelton6967 Same here.
Didnt see link fir spread sheet?
It’s PINNED in the comments as well as the description of the video.